INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Addresses

NIST Anniversary: Representative Boehlert, E294 [7MR]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11065, S11071, S11076, S11080, S11089, S11090, S11091, S11116, S11125, S11126, S11127, S11128, S11129, S11130 [25OC], S11236, S11247 [30OC], H3520 [25JN], H3619, H3620 [26JN], H3714, H3715 [27JN], H3761, H3765, H3767, H3770, H3774, H3775, H3777, H3779, H3781, H3784, H3807, H3808 [28JN], H3864 [10JY], H3877, H3878, H3879, H3880, H3889, H3890, H3897, H3901, H3903, H3906, H3907, H3908, H3909, H3911, H3915, H3917, H3918, H3921, H3922, H3961 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3261 [19JN], H3303, H3305, H3307, H3310, H3315, H3319, H3321, H3322, H3323, H3324, H3327, H3328, H3330, H3331, H3335, H3337, H3340, H3342, H3344, H3359 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7312, S7313, S7316, S7318, S7319, S7320, S7321, S7323, S7324, S7332, S7333, S7334, S7335, S7336, S7337 [9JY], S7387, S7406, S7432 [10JY]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3262, S3281 [2AP], S3320, S3327, S3333, S3353, S3354, S3355 [3AP], S3382, S3400, S3406, S3416, S3454, S3455, S3456, S3457 [4AP], S3465, S3468, S3470, S3475, S3479, S3483, S3490, S3491, S3493, S3495, S3498, S3521, S3523, S3524, S3525, S3558, S3559, S3560, S3561, S3562, S3563, S3564, S3565, S3566, S3567, S3568, S3571, S3572, S3573, S3574, S3575, S3576, S3577, S3578, S3579, S3580, S3581, S3582, S3583, S3584, S3585, S3589, S3590, S3591, S3592, S3593, S3595, S3596, S3597, S3598, S3599, S3600, S3601, S3603, S3604, S3605, S3606, S3607, S3608, S3609, S3610, S3611, S3612, S3613, S3614, S3615, S3616, S3617, S3618, S3619, S3620, S3621, S3622, S3623 [5AP], S3638, S3639, S3641, S3644, S3646, S3647, S3648, S3649, S3650, S3652, S3653, S3654, S3655, S3656, S3657, S3659, S3661, S3662, S3663, S3665, S3667, S3668, S3669, S3763 [6AP], S3829 [24AP], H1201, H1218, H1229, H1240, H1252 [28MR]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H10067 [13DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7441, S7458, S7459, S7475, S7521, S7522, S7523, S7524, S7525, S7526 [11JY], S7555, S7557, S7560, S7566, S7649 [12JY], H3360 [20JN], H3382, H3396, H3400, H3407, H3408, H3412, H3413, H3421, H3426, H3430, H3432, H3467 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9485, S9487, S9491, S9492, S9493, S9495, S9514, S9525, S9526, S9527, S9547 [19SE], S9662 [21SE], H4429 [23JY], H4542 [24JY], H4567, H4570, H4577, H4586, H4588, H4589, H4590, H4592, H4593, H4596, H4598, H4599, H4604, H4608, H4610, H4615 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S7973 [19JY], S7997, S8008, S8023, S8024 [20JY], S8046, S8053, S8054, S8069, S8070 [23JY], S8112, S8137, S8138, S8139 [24JY], S8158, S8159, S8160, S8238, S8239, S8240, S8241, S8242, S8243, S8244, S8245, S8246 [25JY], S8260, S8294, S8295, S8296, S8297, S8298 [26JY], S8316, S8321, S8322, S8327 [27JY], S8514, S8600 [1AU], H3520 [25JN], H3566, H3569, H3571, H3572, H3577, H3578, H3582, H3585, H3586 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S8248 [25JY], S9203 [6SE], S9214, S9215, S9219, S9235, S9238, S9260, S9274, S9275, S9276 [10SE], S9341 [12SE], S9367, S9368, S9372, S9384, S9388, S9398, S9399, S9400, S9401, S9402, S9403 [13SE], S9661, S9673 [21SE], H4019 [16JY], H4087, H4091, H4092, H4094, H4114, H4115 [17JY], H4132, H4133, H4136, H4137, H4142, H4147, H4149, H4152, H4153, H4155, H4158, H4159, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4168, H4172, H4175, H4177, H4178, H4179, H4181, H4184, H4187, H4190, H4193, H4194 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11182, S11184, S11217, S11230, S11232, S11233, S11234, S11235, S11236 [30OC], S11257, S11260, S11266, S11269, S11270, S11271, S11291, S11292, S11293, S11294, S11295 [31OC], S11301, S11302, S11308, S11324, S11325, S11326, S11341, S11345, S11350, S11390, S11391, S11392, S11394, S11395, S11396 [1NO], S11494, S11495, S11503 [6NO], H6459 [9OC], H6505 [10OC], H6631, H6640, H6647, H6651, H6654, H6664, H6665, H6666, H6673, H6704 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8543, S8544, S8552, S8601, S8614, S8615 [1AU], S8630, S8635, S8643, S8647, S8653, S8776, S8818, S8825 [2AU], H4542, H4543 [24JY], H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JY], H4682, H4687, H4689, H4690, H4691, H4696, H4698, H4700, H4702, H4703, H4705, H4708, H4710, H4725, H4726 [26JY], H4727, H4730, H4743, H4751, H4752, H4780 [27JY], H4816, H4821, H4823, H4825, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4832, H4834, H4838, H4840, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4847, H4851, H4852 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4658 [26JY]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2057 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10166 [3OC], S10336 [4OC], S10707 [15OC], S10879, S10896, S10897 [23OC], S10911, S10913, S10915, S10916, S10921, S10924, S10927, S10932, S10939, S10943, S10944, S10951, S10952, S10956, S10958, S10959, S10960, S10961, S10981, S10982, S10983, S10984, S10985, S10986, S10987 [24OC], S11097 [25OC], H4115 [17JY], H4217, H4218, H4219 [18JY], H4345, H4346, H4347, H4348, H4353, H4354 [19JY], H4429 [23JY], H4438, H4447, H4448, H4449, H4452, H4455, H4464, H4481, H4484, H4487, H4488, H4493, H4498, H4501, H4512, H4515, H4519, H4522, H4524, H4526, H4527 [24JY]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S2913 [26MR]

Analyses

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10967 [24OC]

Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act (S. 71), S330 [22JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, S3782 [23AP], H1515 [24AP]

———H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, S7417 [10JY], H3979 [12JY]

———H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S11149 [25OC], H7549 [31OC]

———H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC], H7553 [31OC]

———H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9387 [13SE], S9674 [21SE], H5959 [24SE]

———H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7859 [7NO]

———H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9497 [19SE], H6383 [5OC]

———H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU], H5857 [20SE]

———H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11475 [6NO], H7942 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Fed Finds Slowdown Is Widespread in U.S., S4382 [4MY]

Fed's Legwork Led to Quick Rate Cut—Firms Surveyed Before April Surprise, S4381 [4MY]

More Missing Pages, S4565 [9MY]

Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.5% in April, S4382 [4MY]

Wall Street Feels Labor Pain, S4382 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see S. 1191), S7878 [18JY] (see H.R. 2330), H3711 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (see H. Res. 183), H3713 [27JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 65), H5971 [24SE] (see H.J. Res. 68), H6701 [11OC] (see H.J. Res. 69), H7109 [17OC] (see H.J. Res. 70), H7308 [24OC] (see H.J. Res. 74), H8248 [15NO] (see H.J. Res. 76), H8948 [5DE] (see H.J. Res. 78), H9772 (see H.J. Res. 78), H10055 [12DE] (see H.J. Res. 79), H10909 [19DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (see H. Res. 323), H10908 [19DE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see S. 1077), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2216), H3258 [19JN] (see H.R. 3345), H8343 [19NO]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 204), H4352 [19JY]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1121 [26MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H1187 [27MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 136), H2021 [8MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 134), H2021 [8MY]

Conservation of energy: require Federal agencies to acquire central air conditioners and heat pumps that meet or exceed certain efficiency standards (see H.R. 2516), H4111 [17JY]

Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1345 [29MR]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (see S. 92), S100 [22JA] (see S. 1031), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 2512), H4111 [17JY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3129), H6918 [16OC]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (see H.R. 1771), H2081 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2217), H3258 [19JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (see H. Res. 174), H3356 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 267), H6918 [16OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1398), S9122 [5SE] (see H.R. 2590), H4428 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), consideration (see H. Res. 206), H4539 [24JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1178), S7688 [16JY] (see S. 1178), S7805 [17JY] (see H.R. 2299), H3518 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (see H. Res. 178), H3519 [25JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 299), H8731 [29NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1215), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2500), H4013 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (see H. Res. 192), H4013 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 286), H8132 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (see H. Res. 240), H5926 [21SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1536), S10640 [11OC] (see H.R. 3061), H6457 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H6504 [10OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1216), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2620), H4633 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (see H. Res. 210), H4723 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 279), H7908 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

Endangered Species Act: authorize Federal agencies to promptly respond to health and safety emergencies (see H.R. 3259), H7959 [8NO]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]

EPA: establish position of Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology (see H.R. 64), H26 [3JA]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see S. 606), S2823 [23MR] (see H.R. 1431), H1483 (see H.R. 1431), H1493 [4AP]

Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by an agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 789), H506 [28FE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (see H.R. 305), H110 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

———use of surplus administrative funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (see H.R. 497), H222 [7FE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1577), H1555 [24AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies (see S. 1295), S8575 [1AU]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1144), S7193 [29JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see S. 71), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 1832), H2183 [15MY]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (see H.R. 581), H323 [13FE]

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (see H. Res. 135), H2021 [8MY]

Flag—U.S.: prohibit any U.S. department or agency from transferring funds to any individual or entity that prohibits the display of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3201), H7591 [31OC]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see S. 1501), S10287 [4OC] (see H.R. 1671), H1715 [1MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2506), H4111 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (see H. Res. 199), H4215 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), same-day consideration of rule on consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 318), H10354 [18DE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see S. 201), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 169), H61 [6JA]

———develop a uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of emergencies for Federal agencies, and conduct a study of how to implement such standards (see H.R. 3225), H7718 [1NO]

———ensure confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 2136), H3066 [12JN]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (see H.R. 1042), H953 [15MR]

———provide Federal managers with tools and flexibility in areas such as personnel, budgeting, and property management and disposal (see S. 1612), S11362 [1NO] (see S. 1639), S11488 [6NO]

———provide for expedited congressional consideration of legislative proposals transmitted by the President to eliminate or reduce barriers to efficient Government operations (see S. 1613), S11362 [1NO]

———reform and improve Inspector General offices within Federal agencies (see H.R. 44), H26 [3JA]

———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (see H.R. 2263), H3463 [21JN]

Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 66), H26 [3JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 130), H1859 [2MY] (see H. Res. 131), H1922 [3MY]

Housing: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 2753), H5334 [2AU]

Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health (see H.R. 293), H110 [30JA]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see S. 531), S2306 [14MR]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (see H.R. 1965), H2678 [23MY]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see S. 1073), S6518 [20JN] (see H.R. 374), H165 [31JA]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 1739), H1924 [3MY]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (see S. 1800), S12858 [11DE]

NIST: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 27), H324 [13FE]

NSF: identify opportunities to collaborate with other Federal agencies on increasing the utilization of existing technologies and developing new research areas to detect, prevent, and respond to terrorism (see H.R. 3344), H8343 [19NO]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1202), S7955 [19JY]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (see S. 395), S1616 [27FE]

———establish an office to conduct oversight of certain loan programs (see H.R. 1113), H1011 [20MR]

———tribute (see S. Res. 86), S4590 [9MY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see S. 849), S4589 [9MY] (see H.R. 542), H253 [8FE] (see H.R. 750), H441 [27FE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8195 [25JY], S8259 [26JY], S8333 [27JY], S8505 [1AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11411 [2NO], S11452 [6NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10667 [11OC], S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2330), H7962-H7986 [9NO]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2217), H6507-H6568 [11OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2590), H7337-H7356 [29OC]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2299), H8655-H8730 [29NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2500), H7986-H8033 [9NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3061), H10239-H10353 [18DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2620), H7787-H7834 [6NO]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2506), H10373-H10400 [19DE]

Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1864-H1911 [3MY], H1957-H2004 [8MY]

Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 2216), H4281-H4303 [19JY]

Introductions

Budget revenue proposals (1993): Committee on Taxation (Joint), S3399 [4AP]

Letters

Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) jurisdiction over Dept. of Justice programs and the Patent and Trademark Office: Senator Hatch, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3421-S3423 [4AP]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., requirements relative to procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies: Daniel J. Bryant, Dept. of Justice, H10079 [13DE]

FEMA disaster relief funding: Senator Hutchison, H3330 [20JN]

Prevent elimination of certain Government reports: Representative Hansen, Committee on Resources (House), H1023 [21MR]

Revise requirements for procurement of products from Federal Prison Industries, Inc., to meet needs of Federal agencies: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S9774 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9774 [25SE]

———Steve Young, Fraternal Order of Police, S9778 [25SE]

———Susan Herman, National Center for Victims of Crime, S9775 [25SE]

Wildfire Management Act: Michael T. Rains, Dept. of Agriculture, H2056 [9MY]

———several Representatives, H2055 [9MY]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9363 [13SE]

Amendments to H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9493 [19SE]

Amendments to H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11183 [30OC]

Amendments to S. 1077, supplemental appropriations, S7126 [28JN]

Managers' amendments to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9214 [10SE]

Presidential nominees pending Senate action, S7664 [16JY]

Memorandums

Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Requirements Relative to Procurement of Products To Meet Needs of Federal Agencies: Steve Schwalb, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., H10079 [13DE]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2001: President Clinton, H65-H67 [20JA]

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2002: President Bush, S1696 [28FE], H447 [28FE]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11081 [25OC], H7549 [31OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), S7417 [10JY], H3346 [20JN], H3967, H3972 [12JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7375, S7376, S7381, S7387, S7405, S7406 [10JY]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3261 [2AP], S3495 [5AP], H1507 [24AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7472 [11JY], S7554, S7556 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4583 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S8315, S8316, S8321, S8322, S8327 [27JY], H7545 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9240 [10SE], H7894 [7NO], H7945 [8NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11344 [1NO], H7916 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8549 [1AU], S8665, S8676 [2AU], H4714 [26JY], H4859 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10956 [24OC]

Outlines

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 1739), E730 [4MY]

Remarks in House

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3624 [27JN], H3744-H3787 [28JN], H3829, H3830 [10JY], H3871, H3873, H3874-H3927, H3929, H3945 [11JY], H7549 [31OC], E1205 [26JN], E1321, E1325, E1328, E1329 [12JY], E1333 [16JY], E1345 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, H8067-H8081 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), consideration (H. Res. 183), H3738-H3744 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), motion to instruct conferees, H7549-H7553 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), permission to file conference report, H7918 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), unanimous-consent request, H3784 [28JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 65), H5959, H5961, H5962 [24SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), H6678 [11OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), H7109 [17OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 70), H7313 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 70), unanimous-consent agreement, H7300 [24OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), H8219-H8227 [15NO], H8330 [16NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), H8849 [5DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), H9326 [12DE], H10061-H10064 [13DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), H10934 [20DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 323), H10916 [20DE]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3291-H3348 [20JN], E1177 [21JN], E1187, E1189 [25JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), conference report, H4356-H4367 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 171), H3281-H3291 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 204), H4355, H4356 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to go to conference, H3967-H3972 [12JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to instruct conferees, H3972-H3979 [12JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), motion to recommit, H3346 [20JN]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and Library Services funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service funding, H3382-H3395 [21JN], E1190 [25JN]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1065, H1068 [22MR], H1148-H1154, H1156-H1176, H1179-H1186 [27MR], H1201-H1271, H1275, H1278, H1281-H1292 [28MR], H1389 [3AP], H1470 [4AP], H1507 [24AP], E502 [29MR], E504 [30MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, H1913-H1915 [3MY], H1935, H1945-H1950 [8MY], H2035-H2049, H2064, H2066, H2072-H2079 [9MY], H2337 [21MY], E844 [17MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1193-H1201 [28MR]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 136), H2026-H2035 [9MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), motion to instruct conferees, H1507-H1515 [24AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), recommit conference report (H. Res. 134), H1951-H1956 [8MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3412 [21JN], H4155 [18JY], H4527 [24JY], H4846 [30JY], H6664 [11OC]

Children's Discovery Museum: Institute of Museum and Library Services National Award for Museum Service recipient, E1986 [2NO]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H8401 [27NO]

———appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8401 [27NO]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs, H3790 [28JN]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6684 [11OC]

———appropriations allocation revisions to the conference report on H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H8952, H8960-H8971 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: emergency supplemental appropriations, H1277 [28MR]

Dept. of HUD: public housing agencies energy costs funding, H3335 [20JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3363-H3437 [21JN], H5857 [20SE], E1188, E1190, E1193 [25JN], E1231, E1232 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), conference report, H7099-H7108 [17OC], E1943 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3361-H3363 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 267), H8189 [15NO]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4553-H4622 [25JY], E1461 [27JY], E1478 [31JY], E1485 [1AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report, H7536-H7545 [31OC], E1970 [31OC], E1982 [2NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), consideration (H. Res. 206), H4549-H4553 [25JY], E1435 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), consideration of conference report, H7380 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), permission to file conference report, H7317 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), unanimous-consent agreement, H4610 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), unanimous-consent request, H4574 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3439 [21JN], H3550-H3594 [26JN], E1214 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, H8734-H8740 [30NO], E2193, E2197, E2202 [4DE], E2229 [7DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3539-H3549 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 299), H8733, H8734 [30NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), motion to instruct conferees, H7545-H7549 [31OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4071-H4100 [17JY], H4130-H4202 [18JY], H7894 [7NO], E1359 [18JY], E1373 [19JY], E1377 [20JY], E1417, E1418 [24JY], E1420, E1433 [25JY], E1826 [5OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, H8144-H8159 [14NO], E2094 [15NO], E2112, E2118 [16NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (H. Res. 192), H4069, H4070 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 286), H8142-H8144 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), motion to instruct conferees, H7945-H7950 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), permission to file conference report, H7918 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), permission to file report, H3991 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), return to Senate (H. Res. 240), H5857-H5859 [20SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), unanimous-consent agreement, H4097 [17JY], H4167 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, E1199 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6568 [11OC], H7916 [8NO], E1863, E1865, E1875, E1877, E1878, E1880, E1881, E1882 [12OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, H10431-H10442 [19DE], E2397, E2398, E2399 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H10214 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8189 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), motion to instruct conferees, H7916-H7918 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4661-H4718 [26JY], H4727-H4761 [27JY], H4815-H4861 [30JY], H5857 [20SE], E1477, E1478 [31JY], E1485, E1487, E1488, E1492 [1AU], E1510 [2AU], E1549 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7922-H7941 [8NO], E2051 [9NO], E2056 [13NO], E2093 [15NO], E2110 [16NO], E2258 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4652-H4661 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7919-H7922 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: technical corrections, H6037 [25SE]

Fair Justice Agency: establish (H.R. 305), H416 [27FE], E43 [30JA]

Federal agencies and departments: use of surplus administrative funds for personnel pay bonuses and deficit reduction (H.R. 497), E132 [7FE]

Federal contracts: consider quality and cost before contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any Government services, H4596-H4598 [25JY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, H10079 [13DE]

FEMA: disaster relief funding, H3282-H3289, H3301, H3323, H3330, H3340-H3342, H3346, H3347 [20JN], H3970, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4364, H4365, H4369 [20JY], H4654-H4656, H4670, H4675, H4676, H4679 [26JY], H4823, H4824 [30JY]

———funding through reductions in non-defense allocations, H3337-H3340 [20JN]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), H2053-H2057 [9MY], E807 [15MY]

———authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 135), H2050, H2051 [9MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations, H3688 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), H4203 [18JY], H4333-H4350 [19JY], H4437-H4530 [24JY], H7560 [31OC], H7859 [7NO], H8885 [5DE], E1366 [18JY], E1392 [20JY], E1421, E1424, E1429 [25JY], E1441, E1443 [26JY], E1459 [27JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), amendment process, H4069 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, H10442-H10462 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, H10430 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), consideration (H. Res. 199), H4329-H4333 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), same-day consideration of rule on consideration of conference report (H. Res. 318), H10938 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), unanimous-consent agreement, H4333 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), unanimous-consent request, H4481 [24JY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (H.R. 169), H6071-H6076 [2OC], E13 [3JA]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 1042), H1022 [21MR]

———require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies (H.R. 2263), E1180 [21JN], E1366 [18JY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 130), H1913-H1915 [3MY]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 131), H1945-H1951 [8MY]

INS: reform, H6498-H6503 [10OC], H8129 [13NO], H10148-H10153 [13DE]

Merit Systems Protection Board: conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal agencies in resolving workplace disputes (H.R. 1965), E900 [23MY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 1739), E729 [4MY]

NIST: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 27), H453-H456 [28FE], E294 [7MR]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (S. 1202), H10365, H10366 [19DE], H10935 [20DE]

Peace Corps: anniversary, H604 [1MR]

Presidential appointments: prohibit payment to persons appointed during a congressional recess who have been previously rejected by vote of the Senate, H4590-H4592 [25JY]

SBA: establish an office to conduct oversight of certain loan programs (H.R. 1113), E406 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), S11060-S11095 [25OC], S11190, S11191, S11247 [30OC], S11337 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report, S11872-S11878 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11867 [14NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2330), unanimous-consent agreement, S10970, S10971 [24OC]

———making appropriations (S. 1191), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

Allbaugh, Joe M.: confirmation as FEMA Director, S1607 [27FE]

———nomination to be FEMA Director, S1448, S1457 [15FE]

———nomination to be FEMA Director, unanimous-consent agreement, S1447 [15FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 65), S9780 [25SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), S10668 [11OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 69), S10801 [17OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 70), S11148, S11149 [25OC]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 74), S11920 [15NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 76), S12463 [5DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 78), S13317 [14DE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), S14029 [20DE]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), conference report, S7939 [19JY], S8004-S8008 [20JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), insert S. 1077 language in lieu, S7417 [10JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S6944-S6947, S6963, S6983 [27JN], S7020-S7024 [28JN], S7304-S7313, S7316-S7324 [9JY], S7363-S7417 [10JY], S7584 [12JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), unanimous-consent agreement, S7126 [28JN], S7361 [9JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), unanimous-consent request, S7022, S7023 [28JN]

Budget: refine procedures in budget process relative to controlling spending, S3490, S3491, S3520 [5AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), S3020 [28MR], S3198-S3208, S3224, S3227-S3230 [30MR], S3261-S3273 [2AP], S3290-S3333 [3AP], S3361-S3423 [4AP], S3462-S3525 [5AP], S3638, S3696, S3763, S3769 [6AP], S3777-S3782 [23AP], S3815-S3817, S3826-S3828, S3829 [24AP], S4135, S4158-S4161 [2MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), appointment of conferees—unanimous-consent agreement, S3763, S3765 [6AP]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report, S4190, S4200 [3MY], S4377-S4381 [4MY], S4410-S4412 [7MY], S4545-S4581, S4772 [9MY], S4776-S4794 [10MY], S4855 [14MY], S5103 [17MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S4230, S4231 [3MY]

———revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), unanimous-consent agreement, S3405 [4AP]

———use of advance appropriations on capital projects, S3672, S3677 [6AP]

Bush, President: nomination of individuals to fill positions at certain public health agencies, S11255 [31OC]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S10789 [17OC]

———appropriations allocation revisions to S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education and related agencies appropriations, S11191 [30OC]

———tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11095 [25OC]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): tribute to staff for efforts relative to H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11881, S11884 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): tribute to staff, S4794 [10MY]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for personnel and technology to reduce delays at border crossings and strengthen drug enforcement (S. 92), S356 [22JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11073-S11075 [25OC], S11337 [1NO], S11876 [15NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), S7441-S7490 [11JY], S7554-S7577 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), conference report, S10783-S10786 [17OC], S11097 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2217), unanimous-consent agreement, S7437, S7475 [11JY]

———tribute to Senate managers for efforts on appropriations bill, S7580 [12JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), S9470-S9477, S9485-S9497 [19SE], S9609 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report, S11329-S11333 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11329 [1NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2590), unanimous-consent agreement, S9461 [14SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1398), indefinitely postponed, S11867 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), S7995-S7998, S8008 [20JY], S8044-S8055 [23JY], S8079-S8102, S8105-S8113 [24JY], S8153, S8155-S8171, S8195 [25JY], S8254-S8274 [26JY], S8301-S8324, S8326-S8334 [27JY], S8500, S8504-S8533, S8536 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S11097 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report, S12308 [3DE], S12332-S12340, S12348 [4DE], S12459, S12460 [5DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12272 [30NO], S12339 [4DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S12329 [3DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), unanimous-consent agreement, S7906 [19JY], S8141 [24JY], S8249 [25JY]

———making appropriations (S. 1178), S14049 [20DE]

———tribute to Senate staff for efforts on appropriations bill, S8536 [1AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), S9205, S9209-S9246 [10SE], S9332 [12SE], S9354-S9359, S9361-S9388 [13SE], S9434-S9437 [14SE], S9673 [21SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report, S11878-S11886 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11878 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), unanimous-consent agreement, S9192 [6SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1215), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), S11154-S11185 [30OC], S11255, S11268-S11275 [31OC], S11300-S11316, S11320-S11329, S11340-S11351 [1NO], S11407, S11411, S11412 [2NO], S11445-S11448 [5NO], S11449-S11475 [6NO], S11546 [7NO], S12051 [27NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report, S13773-S13792, S13830 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13678 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent agreement, S11183 [30OC], S11251, S11296 [31OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3061), unanimous-consent request, S11165 [30OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, S499 [23JA]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11457 [6NO]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S13786-S13789 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8537-S8549, S8551-S8562 [1AU], S8629-S8676 [2AU], S8896, S8903 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11546 [7NO], S11594-S11603 [8NO], S11655 [9NO], S11716 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11594 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), unanimous-consent agreement, S8660 [2AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1216), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11596 [8NO]

EPA: provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (S. 606), S2829 [23MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies, S9710-S9712, S9714 [24SE], S9769-S9780 [25SE], S10039-S10041 [2OC], S13356 [17DE]

———revise requirements for procurement of products to meet needs of Federal agencies (S. 1295), S8591, S8592 [1AU]

FEMA: disaster relief funding for current fiscal year, S8543, S8544 [1AU]

———Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (S. 1144), S7200 [29JN], S9001 [3AU]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (S. 71), S328 [22JA]

Fire prevention: authorize the use of certain wildland fire management funds to reimburse certain interagency cooperation costs in connection with wildland fire management (H.R. 581), S5658 [24MY]

Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (S. 1501), S10295 [4OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10879-S10899 [23OC], S10908, S10911-S10917, S10919-S10922, S10924-S10969 [24OC], S11097, S11098 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report, S13894-S13902 [20DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13678 [19DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), motion to proceed, S10667 [11OC], S10672, S10680-S10685 [15OC], S10747-S10749, S10752-S10765 [16OC], S10853-S10868 [23OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), unanimous-consent request, S10258 [4OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2506), vitiation of certain adopted amendments, S10944 [24OC]

GAO: report on role of Federal ombudsmen in dispute resolution of personnel conflicts, S5686 [25MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (S. 201), S653 [29JA]

———prevent elimination of certain reports (H.R. 1042), S11919 [15NO]

———provide Federal managers with tools and flexibility in areas such as personnel, budgeting, and property management and disposal (S. 1612), S11368 [1NO]

———provide for expedited congressional consideration of legislative proposals transmitted by the President to eliminate or reduce barriers to efficient Government operations (S. 1613), S11368 [1NO]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (S. 531), S2309-S2313 [14MR]

Ludden, Kenneth M.: honorary naming of foreign operations, export financing and related programs appropriations legislation, S10897 [23OC]

National Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (S. 1073), S6526 [20JN]

National security: assist Federal agencies in addressing deficiencies in specialized personnel through student loan repayment, graduate student fellowships, and establishing a National Security Service Corps (S. 1800), S12860 [11DE]

Natsios, Andrew S.: confirmation as AID Administrator, S4015 [26AP]

NIST: anniversary, S1694 [28FE]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 27), S1791 [1MR]

Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (S. 1202), S11920 [15NO]

Postal Service: anniversary of the Postal Inspection Service, S1695 [28FE]

SBA: ensure independence and nonpartisan operation of the Office of Advocacy (S. 395), S1621-S1623 [27FE], S2913-S2918 [26MR]

———tribute (S. Res. 86), S4582-S4584 [9MY], S4936 [15MY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (S. 849), S4597-S4599 [9MY]

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act: anniversary, S3148 [29MR]

Whitman, Christine Todd: confirmation as EPA Administrator, S1121 [7FE]

———nomination to be EPA Administrator, S655-S659, S671, S685, S691 [30JA]

———nomination to be EPA Administrator, unanimous-consent agreement, S522 [24JA]

Reports

Federal Language Needs: National Security Education Program (organization), S2723-S2725 [22MR]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2330) (H. Rept. 107-275), H8034 [9NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2330) (H. Rept. 107-116), H3711 [27JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1191) (S. Rept. 107-41), S7878 [18JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 83, Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 107-61), H2021 [8MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 107-149), H4351 [19JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 267) (H. Rept. 107-247), H6918 [16OC]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 299) (H. Rept. 107-309), H8731 [29NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 107-273), H7908 [7NO]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 83, Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 107-30), H1187 [27MR]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 107-352), H10908 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 135) (H. Rept. 107-59), H2021 [8MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2216, Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 107-105), H3258 [19JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 107-106), H3356 [20JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 107-110), H3518 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2330, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 183) (H. Rept. 107-118), H3711 [27JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 107-141), H4013 [16JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 286) (H. Rept. 107-287), H8132 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 199) (H. Rept. 107-146), H4215 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 107-158), H4539 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 107-164), H4723 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 107-233), H6504 [10OC]

Customs Border Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3129) (H. Rept. 107-320), H8947 [5DE]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2217) (H. Rept. 107-234), H6696, H6700 [11OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2217) (H. Rept. 107-103), H3258 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2217) (S. Rept. 107-36), S7193 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2590) (H. Rept. 107-253), H7357 [29OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2590) (H. Rept. 107-152), H4427 [23JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1398) (S. Rept. 107-57), S9074 [4SE]

Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 107-308), H8731 [29NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2299) (H. Rept. 107-108), H3518 [25JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1178) (S. Rept. 107-38), S7688 [16JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-278), H8034 [9NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2500) (H. Rept. 107-139), H4013 [16JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1215) (S. Rept. 107-42), S8014 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-342), H10354 [18DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3061) (H. Rept. 107-229), H6457 [9OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1536) (S. Rept. 107-84), S10640 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-272), H7851 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-159), H4633 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1216) (S. Rept. 107-43), S8014 [20JY]

EPA Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology Position Establishment: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 64) (H. Rept. 107-311), H8745 [30NO]

FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1144), S8703 [2AU]

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 107-345), H10354 [18DE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 107-142), H4111 [17JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2506) (S. Rept. 107-58), S9074 [4SE]

Independent Office of Advocacy Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 395) (S. Rept. 107-5), S2661 [21MR]

Nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh To Be FEMA Director: Committee on the Governmental Affairs (Senate), S1462 [15FE]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 169) (H. Rept. 107-101), H3201 [14JN]

Office of Government Ethics Appropriations: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1202) (S. Rept. 107-88), S11198 [30OC]

Prevent Elimination of Certain Reports: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1042) (S. Rept. 107-90), S11286 [31OC]

Recommit Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 83, Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 134) (H. Rept. 107-58), H2021 [8MY]

Revising and Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2001-2011: Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 107-55), H1922 [3MY]

———Committee of Conference (H. Con. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 107-60), H2021 [8MY]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 107-26), H1121 [26MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 130) (H. Rept. 107-54), H1859 [2MY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 131) (H. Rept. 107-56), H1922 [3MY]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule on Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2506, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 107-343), H10354 [18DE]

Supplemental Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 107-148), H4351 [19JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 107-102), H3258 [19JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1077) (S. Rept. 107-33), S6601 [21JN]

Use of Certain Wildland Fire Management Funds To Reimburse Certain Interagency Cooperation Costs in Connection With Wildland Fire Management: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 581) (H. Rept. 107-35), H1406 [3AP]

Wildfire Management Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 581), S5541 [23MY]

Resolutions by organizations

GSA Capital Investment Program: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8138-H8142 [14NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3772 [28JN], H3909, H3922 [11JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3310, H3315, H3318, H3322, H3323, H3328, H3336, H3342, H3343 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (S. 1077), S7405 [10JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3406 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4568 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3567, H3569, H3570, H3571, H3572, H3573, H3574, H3576, H3577, H3585 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2299), consideration (H. Res. 178), H3540 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4151, H4155, H4162, H4170, H4179, H4181, H4189 [18JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6641 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4686, H4702, H4703, H4704 [26JY], H4824, H4832, H4852 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10928, S10943 [24OC], H4492, H4496, H4508, H4512, H4514 [24JY]

Summaries

Agency Accountability Act (S. 849), S4603 [9MY]

Freedom To Manage Act (S. 1613), S11369 [1NO]

Managerial Flexibility Act (S. 1612), S11369 [1NO]

Tables

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2330), H3745-H3751 [28JN]

———conference report, H8069-H8075 [13NO]

Budget cuts to non-protected agencies, S3684 [6AP]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S12308 [3DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11875 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S11883 [15NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S13896 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S11332 [1NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11599 [8NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S13785 [20DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7457 [11JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations conference report, S10785 [17OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8113 [24JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9244 [10SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9496 [19SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8543 [1AU]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1077, supplemental appropriations, S7309 [9JY]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1191, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11087 [25OC]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 1536, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11163 [30OC]

Comparison of Senate Subcommittee appropriations in fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, S4784 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2217), H3364-H3369 [21JN], H7100-H7105 [17OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4554-H4557 [25JY], H7538-H7540 [31OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2299), H3558-H3563 [26JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2500), H4074-H4080 [17JY]

———conference report, H8147-H8154 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3061), H6572-H6628 [11OC]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4663-H4667 [26JY]

———conference report, H7924-H7929 [8NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2506), S10963 [24OC], H4336-H4338 [19JY]

———conference report, H10446-H10448 [19DE]

Revisions to aggregate spending levels, S13785 [20DE]

Revisions to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, S5104-S5107 [17MY], S5775-S5778 [26MY]

Supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216), H3295-H3300 [20JN]

———conference report, H4358 [20JY]

Testimonies

Agency Accountability Act: Hubert Potter, S4599 [9MY]

———Tim Kalinowski, Foam Supplies, Inc., S4600 [9MY]

———Victor Rezendes, GAO, S4601-S4603 [9MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 27, anniversary of NIST, H453 [28FE]

H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, H1212-H1218 [28MR]

H. Res. 100, consideration of H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, H1193 [28MR]

H. Res. 131, same-day consideration of certain resolutions, H1945 [8MY]

H. Res. 134, recommit conference report on H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, H1951 [8MY]

H. Res. 135, consideration of H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2050 [9MY]

H. Res. 136, consideration of conference report on H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011, H2026 [9MY]

H. Res. 171, consideration of H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H3281 [20JN]

H. Res. 174, consideration of H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H3361 [21JN]

H. Res. 178, consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H3540 [26JN]

H. Res. 183, consideration of H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H3738 [28JN]

H. Res. 192, consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H4069 [17JY]

H. Res. 199, consideration of H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H4329 [19JY]

H. Res. 204, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, H4355 [20JY]

H. Res. 206, consideration of H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H4549 [25JY]

H. Res. 209, same-day consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4651 [26JY]

H. Res. 210, consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4652 [26JY]

H. Res. 240, return H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, to Senate, H5857 [20SE]

H. Res. 279, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

H. Res. 286, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8142 [14NO]

H. Res. 299, consideration of H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8733 [30NO]

H. Res. 323, consideration of H.J. Res. 79, continuing appropriations, H10916 [20DE]

H.J. Res. 65, continuing appropriations, H5959-H5961 [24SE]

H.J. Res. 68, continuing appropriations, H6678 [11OC]

H.J. Res. 69, continuing appropriations, H7110 [17OC]

H.J. Res. 70, continuing appropriations, H7313 [25OC]

H.J. Res. 74, continuing appropriations, H8227 [15NO]

H.J. Res. 76, continuing appropriations, H8850 [5DE]

H.J. Res. 78, continuing appropriations, H10061 [13DE]

H.J. Res. 79, continuing appropriations, H10934 [20DE]

H.R. 169, Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act, H6072 [2OC]

H.R. 581, Wildfire Management Act, H2056 [9MY]

H.R. 1042, prevent elimination of certain Government reports, H1022 [21MR]

H.R. 2216, supplemental appropriations, S7527-S7534 [11JY]

H.R. 2217, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, S7441-S7455 [11JY], S7696-S7712 [16JY]

H.R. 2263, require purchase of hybrid electric or high-efficiency vehicles by Federal agencies, E1181 [21JN]

H.R. 2299, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, S8835-S8844 [2AU]

H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, S11236-S11247 [30OC]

H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, S9443-S9459 [14SE]

H.R. 2506, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, S11131-S11148 [25OC]

H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study Act, H7380 [30OC]

H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, S9662-S9673 [21SE]

H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8980-S8993 [3AU]

H.R. 3061, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S11458-S11475 [6NO]

H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act, H8960-H8965 [6DE]

S. 71, Hydroelectric Licensing Process Improvement Act, S329 [22JA]

S. 395, Independent Office of Advocacy Act, S1622 [27FE], S2916-S2918 [26MR]

S. 531, National Recreation Lakes Act, S2310-S2313 [14MR]

S. 1144, FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization, S7201 [29JN], S9001 [3AU]

S. 1202, Office of Government Ethics appropriations, S11920 [15NO], H10365 [19DE]

S. Res. 86, tribute to SBA, S4613 [9MY]